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Scientists have, through real time analysis, noted the specific pheromones given off by bed bugs when they mate.

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According
to the research published in the free online journal PLoS One, when bed bugs
mate the male injects his seed directly into the torso of whichever bed bug it
is trying to mate with.

Repeated
mating can actually shorten the life of the recipient of this behaviour, and
according to previous studies the male bugs have been known to give off a stink
that the researchers assumed was to try and stop homosexual encounters.

However
this study done in real time with video found that copulation was shortened by
the release of the female’s equivalent pheromones.

“In
contrast to earlier studies there was no significant difference in the ratio or
in the amount of (E)-2-hexenal and (E)-2-octenal regardless of whether they
were assigned to a female or a male. Thus, this is not a specific male
recognition signal as suggested earlier, instead it can protect both males and
females against unwanted mountings,” the researchers wrote.

The
female bed bugs didn’t always emit these chemicals however, as the researchers
noted, “We did observe copulations that were carried through without the
emission of any defensive compounds. Thus, it seems likely there could be situations
where the female will accept a mating attempt, e.g. when she actually needs a
mating to continue egg production.”